Name: Nokia 1 Durability Test! - Nokia's CHEAPEST Smartphone
Uploaded: 2020-03-06T18:23:48.000Z
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One thing I was surprised about last year was how well even the inexpensive phones performed

when put head to head with premium phones.

The performance margin between premium hand sets and budget phones is getting smaller,

The less money you end up spending on a smartphone that satisfies your needs means more money

Today we're going to be durability Nokia's cheapest smartphone – the Nokia 1.

I've partnered with Bill and Melinda Gates for this video.

Nokia has never failed one of my durability tests before in the history of eve, so it'll

be interesting to see how their cheapest smartphone holds up.

Out of the box it's a pretty lightweight phone.

The screen brightness is turned all the way up.

The Nokia 1 costs about $70 right now, which is 7% the cost of the latest $1,000 flagships,

while still accomplishing all the basics.

We're here for durability though, so let's commence with the scratch test.

Like always, I have a set of Mohs mineral picks, and on an inexpensive phone like this,

But as we can see, there are no scratches at a level 3 like we would normally see on

The Nokia 1 scratches at a level 6, with deeper grooves at a level 7.

The top shiny logo is underneath that glass.

And the 2 megapixel front selfie camera is protected under there as well.

I was initially skeptical of the 2 megapixels, but it's really not that bad.

The earpiece is covered by a little piece of cloth mesh gently adhered inside the phone.

I doubt the little guy will be sticking around for too long.

There are no physical buttons on the front though, just one little cut out for the microphone

We do find buttons, however, over here on the side of the phone.

A long white volume rocker made from plastic, and a smaller power button, also made from

Plastic seems to be the build theme of this phone, since the sides and back panel are

It's a little easier on the ears at least then metal would be.

Plastic is easy to manufacture, mass produce, and it's still a durable material, even if

There is an old school micro USB port at the bottom, but take a look at this, a headphone

The Nokia 1 has 8 gigs of built in internal memory, but also has an SD card slot that

For the rear camera, we have a whopping 5 megapixel sensor that can film in 480p and

is covered with plastic, which could very well be an issue in the future because there

The plastic will rest flat on whatever surface it's set on, making it super vulnerable to

The inlaid Nokia lettering is kind of like a thick metallic foil – pretty easy to remove.

Definitely more easy than the Tesla key card I tore down a few days ago.

This means that letters will probably fall out on their own with normal use as the phone

One thing we sometimes forget with smartphones is that they aren't just social media or networking

Bill and Melinda Gates write a letter to the world every year with their thoughts and goals.

And this year part of the letter mentioned cell phones specifically.

They say that smartphones are game changers in developing countries, especially for women,

giving them access to information, mobile banking, and a free place to learn new skills

Income potential improves dramatically as access to education expands.

And cheap smartphones like this are perfect for that connection to the internet.

A budget smartphone can do 90% of what a premium phone can...it's just not as quick or flashy.

Mobile technology creates opportunities to fight inequality, lift people up, and increase

that earning potential for people who have them – especially for women in poor countries

Check out the annual Gates letter with the link in the description.

It's kind of like a status update on the planet written by one of the most influential couples

So it's worth a few minutes of your time.

And thanks to Bill and Melinda Gates for sponsoring this video.

The little screen on the Nokia 1 is 4.5 inches, with a resolution of 480x854.

Like I said earlier, this is definitely not an expensive, flashy, high end phones.

It's a bare bones key to the modern age, and a way to access information.

The LCD screen goes black after about 22 seconds, and it still able to recover.

A budget phone, no matter how cheap, should still be well constructed in my opinion.

Nokia has never let us down before in terms of build quality, and the bend test will show

us if they slacked off on this cheapest smartphone.

The initial flex has the screen protruding very far out of the frame, but no cracks or

A bend from the other direction also shows some flex, but still no damage.

The phone's holding itself together...even if it's kind of bending like a soggy black

The internals are probably all made from plastic, but the thing that saves this phone is the

hard square rigid battery that doesn't flex, and locks out inside of the frame, keeping

Either way, for a phone that costs 7% of a modern flagship with a headphone jack and

expandable memory, I can't really complain.

Nokia has made another survivor and a perfect candidate for connecting people from the poorest

The Bill Gates and Melinda Gates letter is linked in the description.

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